Meaning

23 senses
  1. Expressing spatial relationship or movement.

    Above; higher than; further up than.

    Hold the sign up over your head.

    The mountain towered over the village.

  2. Across, from one side to the other.

    The guide took us over the border.

  3. Across, so as to pass above.

    The vulture flew over the desert.

    I looked out over the sea.

  4. Through or around all the parts of.

    The estate agent showed me over the property.

    We went over the cathedral and then had lunch in the cafe.

  5. On the other side of.

    He lives over the road from me.

    The next town is over that hill.

  6. (informal)At or near (a location seen as 'across' from the speaker's location).

    There was a big fire over the other side of town.

  7. From one physical position to another via an obstacle that must be traversed vertically, first upwards and then downwards.

    The dog jumped over the fence.

    Let's walk over the hill to get there.

  8. Across (something) and then downwards.

    The car drove straight over the edge of the cliff.

    I tripped over a tree root.

  9. On top of; in such a way as to cover.

    Drape the fabric over the table.

    There is a roof over the house.

    über

    надnad

    надnad

  10. Expressing comparison.

    More than (a given value, amount, limit etc.); beyond; past; exceeding.

    He is over a hundred years old.

    It's over a hundred degrees outside.

  11. To a greater degree than.

    I prefer the purple over the pink.

    сверхsverx, бо́лее чемbóleje čem

  12. As compared to.

    Sales are down this quarter over last.

Examples

12258 sentences
  1. A strange feeling came over me.

    Мною опанувало дивне відчуття.

    ruМеня охватило странное чувство.

    deEin eigenartiges Gefühl übermannte mich.

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  2. Could you move over a little?

    Чи не могли би ви трохи посунутися?

    ruВы бы не могли немного подвинуться?

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  3. The news spread all over Japan.

    Новина поширилася на всю Японію.

    ruНовость распространилась по всей Японии.

    deDie Nachricht verbreitete sich über ganz Japan.

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  4. The dog jumped over a chair.

    Собака перестрибнув через стілець.

    deDer Hund sprang über einen Stuhl.

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  5. Could you come over right now?

    Ти не міг би прийти просто зараз?

    ruТы не мог бы зайти прямо сейчас?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
physical positioning: across or spanning:
physical positioning: on top of; above:
math: divided by:
Русский
By meaning 5
physical positioning: across or spanning:
physical positioning: on top of; above:
by comparison: more than; to a greater degree:
while using, consuming:
math: divided by:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
physical positioning: on top of; above:
math: divided by:

Origin

From Middle English over, from Old English ofer, ofor, ouer, from Proto-West Germanic *oba

From Middle English over, from Old English ofer, ofor, ouer, from Proto-West Germanic *obar, from Proto-Germanic *uber (“over”), from Proto-Indo-European *upér (“above; over”).

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